chōu
féi
shòu

idiom
proverb

Meaning of 抽肥补瘦

抽肥补瘦 means to take from those who have excess and give to those who are deficient; to redistribute resources to achieve balance or fairness. Pronounced chōu féi bǔ shòu.

  • to take from those who have excess and give to those who are deficient; to redistribute resources to achieve balance or fairness

Definitions & Examples

Gōng
de
jiǎng
jīn
fēn
pèi
fāng
àn
cǎi
yòng
le
chōu
féi
shòu
de
yuán
 
bǎo
zhèng
céng
yuán
gōng
de
běn
shōu
 

The company's bonus distribution plan adopted the principle of taking from the rich to give to the poor, to ensure the basic income of grassroots employees.

Zhè
zhǒng
shuì
shōu
zhèng
běn
zhì
shàng
shì
zhǒng
chōu
féi
shòu
 
yòng
lái
suō
xiǎo
pín
chā
 

This tax policy is essentially a form of redistribution, used to narrow the wealth gap.

Zài
yuán
pèi
zhì
shàng
 
yǒu
shí
yào
chōu
féi
shòu
cái
néng
shí
xiàn
zhěng
zuì
yōu
 

In resource allocation, sometimes it's necessary to take from the fat to patch the lean in order to achieve overall optimization.